1949 Quincy Hawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Quincy Hawks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pioneer Conference
| short_conf = Pioneer
| record = 8–1
| conf_record = 3–0
| head_coach = Mac Wenskunas
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Q Stadium
| champion = Pioneer champion
}}
{{1949 Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football standings}}
The 1949 Quincy Hawks football team represented Quincy College—now known as Quincy University—as a member of the Pioneer Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by Mac Wenskunas in his third and final season as head coach, the Hawks compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Pioneer Conference title.{{cite news |author= |title=Pioneer Conference (Final) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-decatur-daily-review/142446856/ |newspaper=The Decatur Review |location=Decatur, Illinois |date=November 14, 1949 |page=6 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} Quincy played home games at Q Stadium in Quincy, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=St. Ambrose Fighting Bees|title=St. Ambrose}}
| site_stadium = Q Stadium
| site_cityst = Quincy, IL
| score = 0–55
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bees Tilt Grid Lid at Quincy College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times/144308422/ |newspaper=The Democrat and Leader |location=Davenport, Iowa |date=September 18, 1949 |page=43 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Don |title=St. Ambrose Opens Season With Bang; Blast Quincy, 55 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times/144308249/ |newspaper=The Daily Times |location=Davenport, Iowa |date=September 19, 1949 |page=18 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = Lincoln Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 19–13
| source = {{cite news |title=Quincy Hawks Beat Eastern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108956263/journal-gazette/ |access-date=September 4, 2022 |work=The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star |date=September 26, 1949 |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=McKendree Bearcats|title=McKendree}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Lebanon, IL
| score = 55–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Hawks Trim M'Kendree By 55-0 Margin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-belleville-news-democrat/144308630/ |newspaper=Belleville News-Democrat |location=Belleville, Illinois |date=October 3, 1949 |page=6 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Culver–Stockton Wildcats|title=Culver–Stockton}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Quincy, IL
| score = 40–0
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Shurtleff Pioneers|title=Shurtleff}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Quincy, IL
| score = 62–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Pioneers After First Victory at Quincy Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/144308887/ |newspaper=Alton Evening Telegraph |location=Alton, Illinois |date=October 15, 1949 |page=9 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shurtleff Falls Before Quincy By 62-0 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/144309056/ |newspaper=Alton Evening Telegraph |location=Alton, Illinois |date=October 15, 1949 |page=9 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Loras Duhawks|title=Loras}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Dubuque, IA
| score = 14–13
| attend = 4,200
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Loras Beat By Quincy, 14-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/144309169/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=October 24, 1949 |page=14 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Parsons Wildcats|title=Parsons}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Quincy, IL
| score = 31–0
| attend = 3,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Parsons Drubbed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil/144309370/ |newspaper=The Daily Nonpareil |location=Council Bluffs, Iowa |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 1949 |page=25 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Eureka Red Devils|title=Eureka}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Eureka, IL
| score = 60–13
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Quincy Thrashes Eureka 60-13 To Win Pioneer Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/144309512/ |newspaper=The Pantagraph |location=Bloomington, Illinois |date=November 6, 1949 |page=13 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium = Public Schools stadium
| site_cityst = Sioux City, IA
| score = 28–14
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Maroons Face Quincy In Finale Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/144309732/ |newspaper=Sioux City Journal |location=Sioux City, Iowa |date=November 19, 1949 |page=8 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Russ |title=Quincy Tops Morningside, 28-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/144309845/ |newspaper=Sioux City Journal |location=Sioux City, Iowa |date=November 20, 1949 |page=1, section 4 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Russ |title=Morningside (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/144309943/ |newspaper=Sioux City Journal |location=Sioux City, Iowa |date=November 20, 1949 |page=2, section 4 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
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References
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Category:Quincy Hawks football seasons
Category:Pioneer Conference (Illinois) football champion seasons
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